ESP - Ocampo in charge of Spain U17 Men
MADRID (FIBA U17 World Championship for Men) - The Spanish Basketball Federation appointed Diego Ocampo as head coach of the U17 men's national team that will take part in the FIBA U17 World Championship for Men in Hamburg, Germany this summer. Ocampo coached the U16 side that won the European Championships in Lithuania last summer, defeating ...
MADRID (FIBA U17 World Championship for Men) - The Spanish Basketball Federation appointed Diego Ocampo as head coach of the U17 men's national team that will take part in the FIBA U17 World Championship for Men in Hamburg, Germany this summer.
Ocampo coached the U16 side that won the European Championships in Lithuania last summer, defeating the host nation in the final.
And the head coach expects nothing less than a similar amount of commitment and success for his charges and himself this summer in Germany.
"A World Championship is a very important experience for 17-year-old players because they need to compete as much as they need to practice," he said.
"It will be a great challenge for a generation that has shown competitiveness and stepped up to the plate during tough times."
The draw for the FIBA U17 World Championship for Men takes place on Wednesday in Hamburg and can be followed live on the tournament's official website hamburg2010.fiba.com
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